Senate roll call 180 · 79th Congress · Jun 13, 1946
HR 6042. Thomas (oka.) amend. To provide for decontrol of certain products.
On Jun 13, 1946, the Senate voted 21–51 (HR 6042). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–35, Republicans 11–20, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 23 members voted against their own party.
During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jun 13, 1946
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 35 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 20 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Thomas R-ID
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
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